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ChicagoTeamster

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11. Considering Trump's base doesn't read, the right's media buyout is geared toward disinforming people in the middle.

Reply to D_Master81 (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 02:40 PM

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To keep them from concluding that the progressives are telling the truth and keep them thinking that there is still time to wait for the situation to stabilize.

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Want To Know What Magazine Has Gone Full Bore Magat [View all] gab13by13 Friday OP

Yep. But you know who has been surprising me lately on the other side? Fortune, of all things! Scrivener7 Friday #1

I'm convinced D_Master81 Friday #2

They've been doing this basically since watergate unblock Friday #3

Agree popsdenver Friday #10

Chilling some_of_us_are_sane Friday #12

And popsdenver Friday #14

Even that is a right-wing talking point. unblock Friday #17

Considering Trump's base doesn't read, the right's media buyout is geared toward disinforming people in the middle. ChicagoTeamster Friday #11

Exactly. That's why I call the MSM "Plutocracy Pravda". nt hvn_nbr_2 Friday #15

Perfectly said hon popsdenver Friday #18

Many years ago SheLiberal Friday #4

They've been sold a few times over and went downhill a while back. It hasn't been decent since the 2000s. themaguffin Friday #5

I remember when it went birther on Kamala Harris back in 2020. It's been like this for a long time. Crunchy Frog Friday #6

I knew the answer to this before even clicking on the thread... regnaD kciN Friday #7

Yes, I cancelled my Time and Newsweek subscriptions more than 10 years ago, they were unreadable propaganda. ShazamIam Friday #8

The only Newsweek I have is the edition following 9/11/2001. What makes humans hate so much? twodogsbarking Friday #9

It should be called Week old news. pwb Friday #13

Newsweek has been MAGA-run RW for years and years. I have documented this countless times on here since I joined. Celerity Friday #16

Well, they always did do their headlines in all caps. nt BWdem4life Yesterday #19